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Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
American beech

       
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Photo of Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

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Synonyms:
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

  FAAM Fagus americana Sweet
  FAFE Fagus ferruginea Aiton
  FAGRH Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. ssp. heterophylla Camp
  FAGRC Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. var. caroliniana (Louden) Fernald & Rehder
 

Distribution:
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

View 6 genera in Fagaceae, 2 species in Fagus
 

Classification:
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelididae
Order Fagales
Family Fagaceae – Beech family
Genus Fagus L. – beech
Species Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. – American beech
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU FACU FACU FACU NO NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Fagus grandifolia var. caroliniana:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC+ FAC+ NI NI NO NO NI* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Moderate   Low   Low  
Yarrow Low   Low       Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19462.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

Silvics of North America

 
 
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